Question | Answer |
ecology | study of how organisms interact with one another and with the environment |
biotic factor | living part of the environment |
abiotic factor | non-living part of the environment(ex.water,soil) |
population | a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place |
species | organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce offsprings |
community | different species or population that live together in a habitat |
ecosystem | community of organisms that live together in their nonliving environment |
wetland | an area where land is covered by water for at least part of the year |
coral reef | diverse marine ecosystem; grows in water that is warm shallow & clear |
biosphere | all life on Earth and all parts on Earth where life exist |
atmosphere | a layer of all the gases that surround Earth |
hydrosphere | all the water of the Earth's surface as well as the water vapor and rain in the atmosphere and water underground |
geosphere | solid earth which consist of rocks, continents, and the ocean floor |
climate | patterns and averages of temperature from year to year in an area over a long period of time |
weather | short term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds and wind from day to day or minute to minute |
greenhouse effect | process in which certain gases, carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor, trap sunlight energy in Earth's atmosphere as heat |
biome | a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms |
photic zone | sunlit region near the surface of water |
aphotic zone | dark layer of the ocean below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate |
plankton | microscopic organisms that live in the aquatic environments; includes phytoplankton and zooplankton |
wetland | ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year |
estuary | kind of wetland formed where a river meets the ocean; freshwater mixes with saltwater |